Converted Video doesn't play on Internet Explorer 9 - html

I'm trying to embed video playback on a website, using HTML5 video tags.
For some example mp4 files I found, the video plays well on both IE9 & Chrome,
but when I use mp4 files converted from avi/mkv files I have - The video plays only on Chrome, while IE9 refuses to play it.
I've tried several video conversion tools:
HandBrake, Miro Video Converter, Freemake Video Converter.
All produced mp4 containing H. 264 video & AAC audio - And all works well on Chrone.
I also tried playing around with IE9 multimedia/security options - but nothing has changed.
Well, I read about IE9 having a bad support for video playback and html5 in general, but still - it's clearly stated that mp4 is supported for all h264 profiles.
As you can understand - I have a priority for this website to work well on IE9 - So I'd appreciate any tips here.

I have the same issue and found out that it's the combination of Miro Video Converter, videojs and IE9:
When I convert with EasyHTML5video and standard settings (you cannot change any setting) everything ik OK and plays is IE9 with videojs.
When I convert with Miro Video Converter and standard settings (you cannot change any setting) IE9 doesn't play and has a VIDEO OBJECT error.
I've compared the 2 outputs and I think it's only the audio that is different. Miro is 2 channel 48Khz and EasyHTML5 1 channel with 16Khz.
I hope to find the right conversion tool, Miro is better quality than EasyHTML5video, but maybe there is the problem.

My suggestion would be using a plugin which utilizes feature detection such as VideoJS
It will provide the necessary fallback to flash if the video will not display correctly on the browser
Follow the instructions on http://videojs.com/ should be straightforward

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Why won't MP4 video work with HTML5 <video> tag on Firefox

Because I dislike Youtube and Vimeo is too expensive, I chose to upload my videos directly to the server at my web host and embed the videos on my site using the HTML5 tag (see photos for the code). The videos play fine on all browsers except for Firefox and I can't figure out why. https://memoriaelinguagrumentina.org/english/saponareseCuisine.html
I've seen several other posts on here asking about very similar problems; however, nearly all are at least 8 years old. I've gone through them as part of my troubleshooting process, but without any luck.
I've seen it recommended here to use multiple video formats (.mp4 AND .ogv) because there is no universal format supported by all browsers. Firefox did not always support mp4, but I believe it does now. So I don't believe this is the root of the problem.
I checked with my web host to see if they have the correct MIME types (see photo).
I cleared the cache on my browser, set the privacy settings to normal, and checked hardware acceleration.
What am I missing?
*note: To save disk space, I'd like to not have to upload duplicate videos in different video formats to the server, ideally. Since Firefox now claims to support mp4, I was hoping to get away with using only mp4.
Firefox doesn't support all video files. They generally support MP3, WebM, Ogg, and Wave containers, and if you are using an MP4 container then it usually depends on the platform decoders for AAC and H.264 audio and video streams. The video encoder format that you are using isn't supported by firefox. You should use supported encoders for your video.
You can find more information here:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/html5-audio-and-video-firefox
Your MP4 videos are using H.265 video codec.
You need to have them encoded as H.264 to work in most browsers.
Solution: This means you must re-save your videos as a new format.
The problem is not just Firefox, even Windows Chrome does not play H.265 encoded video.
Things to fix:
Re-encode as H.264 (use High or Main profile for better compression-vs-quality output).
Re-size your videos (when doing re-encode). 720p should be okay for demos/intros. You don't need a large 3840 x 2160 pixels video showing inside a small 672 x 398 pixels box.
Your file size is not good. 286 mb is too much data loading for just a mere 6 minute video.

Rendering MP4 Video with Expression Encoder for IE10

I am rendering video as MP4 (H.264) using Expression Encoder. I am choosing the H.264 Screen Encoding VBR profile. It produces an .mp4 file that I can play on my computer (I'm on Windows 8 RTM) using Media Player and when I put it on my site I can see the video play in Google Chrome, but it won't play in IE10. Any reason why not or how to go about troubleshooting this?
It could be a lovely IE10 bug as described here...
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/iewebdevelopment/thread/d62f0aa3-76d1-4d3a-b0a6-bb3731402f83
I think the short of it - if you have specified the codec parameter as you should do eg:
IE10 throws a wobbly. If you strip the codec declaration out it should work. Not sure what the repercussions of this might be though

Into how many video formats should I convert uploaded videos to play in all media types?

I am planning on video upload capability on a public website.
I am not going with Flash instead going with HTML5 using MediaElement.js
My goal is to make sure that processed videos play on browser and all smart devices
I used to convert uploaded videos to flv file to play using flash.
I will use FFMPEG to convert uploaded videos to the target format.
My question is how many different format do I need to process\convert the uploaded files?
You will need at least 2 for the HTML5 video element. You need to supply a H264 and either Ogg or WebM. See Wikipedia for the supported codexs.
I have never used MediaElement.js but it look like they can work with either of the two formats in browsers that don't support the element.
if you want to play everything via HTML5 then YES, you do need 2 video-files for each video, as explained by Maurice.
BUT: You could use the Flash-fallback and only use mp4 videos (MEJS will take care of Flash). That way it plays on iOS, many Android devices and chrome, safari and IE9 via HTML5 - Firefox and Opera users will see the Flash-player.

Which formats should a video be encoded to

I am embedding a video feature on my website, and I am planning to use HTML5 player to play those videos.
2 questions:
1. Which formats should I encode the uploaded videos to (I need mobile support + PC + mac).
2. How can I prevent people from downloading the movie (HTML5 plays directly from my CDN, hence the link can be fetched easily)
Can CDN protect the content by issuing an access token that will expire in X time?
Thanks all!
1)
If you need to support also Firefox 3.6 you will need to ensure at least 3 formats: mp4, webm and ogv. Otherwise mp4 and webm are enough. mp4 is loaded by the apple mobile devices (ipad, iphone), Safari and it can be loaded by a flash player (supposing you have installed flash player plugin 9r3 as a minimum version). webm is supported by firefox and chrome
http://diveintohtml5.info/video.html#what-works
2)
take a look at How to prevent downloading HTML5 videos
First, Zencoder has a fantastic page on HTML5 video encoding recommendations:
The minimum for HTML5 video is MP4 + WebM or Ogg (or both), using the MP4 version for Flash fallback.
For mobile support, one H.264/MP4 output can take you a long way. 2-3 enables better quality and wider compatibility.
Second, at the moment, your videos will be downloadable with minimal effort (e.g., View Source). See the related question, "Is there a way to use DRM on HTML5 video?"
The HTML5 specification allows for any video format.It is the browser implementation that determines what formats are actually supported.
MP4 container with H.264 Video and AAC Audio
MP4/H.264 is supported by Safari and IE9+. You may find support in some versions of Chrome.
WebM container with VP8 Video and Vorbis Audio
WebM/VP8 is supported by Firefox, Chrome and Opera.
Ogg container with Theora Video and Vorbis Audio
Ogg/Theora is supported by Firefox, Chrome and Opera.
Bottom-Line
Use more than one format to be assured your client doesn't see blank frame.
As far as the Content Protection, I am bit short on that knowledge and also suppose that it doesn't make sense to go after this issue when your user might be running a slow connection
For content protection. seems like, today there is no straight forward way to do this. However, there is an active interest inside HTML5 camp where some form of DRM can be applied for this.
See this: http://gigaom.com/video/mdialog-tackles-html5-video-security/

HTML5 Video in Chrome/PC

Been working with HTML5 video for a bit now - I found that in order to cover all my bases for browsers, I need 3 formats for my html5 video player: .mp4, .ogv, and .webm (with a flash player fallback of course). Been converting using a combination of wondershare and firefogg, and I've had great success with it.
However, I recently discovered that Chrome/PC is playing the audio from the video, but the video itself isn't rendering - for all 3 formats. It's fine on Safari/Mac, FF/Mac, Chrome/Mac, FF/PC, and IE/PC - but not Chrome/PC. I've determined that this isn't an issue with my html5 player, but with the videos themselves - accessing the files directly yields the same results, audio with no video. Has anyone else encountered this? Is there a special trick to web-encoding the videos for Chrome 11, or do I need a 4th format?
it'll be a codec problem.
try this when encoding for mp4 format.
video codec : MPEG-4 AVC/H-264
audio codec : Advanced Audio Codec(AAC)